Few audiences in the world watch reality television as intensely as Nigerians, and nowhere has that passion been more visible on a global scale than on Love Island USA, where the drama on television has been matched by violent off-screen clashes. There is also the Big Brother Nigeria show to highlight this point. Nigerian audiences…
Nigeria’s $20 billion Dangote Petroleum Refinery has recorded significant success in its fuel distribution plan by receiving 1,000 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered trucks. Dangote Petroleum Refinery invested in 1,000 CNG-powered trucks to enhance fuel distribution in Nigeria. The refinery plans to deploy 4,000 CNG vehicles to reduce dependence on diesel logistics. CNG trucks are expected…
Eswatini’s secretive deal with the United States to accept third-country deportees under President Donald Trump’s immigration programme has landed in court, with human rights lawyers and activists arguing that the agreement is unconstitutional. Eswatini entered a secretive agreement with the United States to accept third-country deportees, now facing legal scrutiny. The Eswatini Litigation Centre, supported…
South Africa, home to the world’s largest HIV epidemic, is facing a mounting crisis after the abrupt withdrawal of hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. foreign aid. South Africa is facing a crisis due to the withdrawal of $427 million in U.S. foreign aid for HIV programs. The funding cuts resulted in the closure…
Burkina Faso’s military government has suspended the controversial Target Malaria project, a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation–funded initiative that released genetically modified mosquitoes in an experimental bid to eradicate malaria. Burkina Faso’s military government has suspended the Target Malaria project aimed at utilizing genetically modified mosquitoes to combat malaria. The decision includes the immediate cessation…
Uganda’s new migrant deportation agreement with the United States is facing its first major test as U.S. authorities move to deport Kilmar Ábrego García, a Salvadoran national accused of ties to the violent MS-13 gang, raising questions over security and public reception of the deal. Uganda’s new migrant deportation agreement with the US is under…
The story of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a resident of the United States who was incorrectly deported to El Salvador and later became a symbol of the Trump administration’s strict immigration policy, has taken another unexpected turn. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a US resident, was initially deported to El Salvador and later faced legal challenges in Tennessee.…
Burkina Faso’s military government under Ibrahim Traoré has ordered the immediate halt of an initiative backed by US billionaire Bill Gates to employ genetically modified insects to cure malaria and other mosquito-borne ailments. Burkina Faso’s military government has ordered the suspension of the Target Malaria program led by Bill Gates. The program aimed to mitigate…
South Africa is investigating reports of Russian companies targeting young women for overseas work that may be supporting Moscow’s war in Ukraine through drone factories South Africa is investigating allegations of Russian companies recruiting young South African women for overseas employment The recruitment purportedly seeks to address both Russian labor shortages and South African unemployment.…
